Even under ideal conditions, teaching is tough work. Facing
unrelenting pressure from administrators and parents and caught in a
race against time to improve student outcomes, educators can easily
become discouraged (or worse, burn out completely) without a robust
coaching system in place to support them.
For more than 20 years, perfecting such a system has been the paramount
objective of best-selling author and coaching guru Jim Knight and his
team of researchers at the Instructional Coaching Group (ICG). In The
Definitive Guide to Instructional Coaching, Knight offers a blueprint
for establishing, administering, and assessing an instructional coaching
program laser-focused on every educator's ultimate goal: the academic
success of students.
Organized around ICG's seven "Success Factors" for great instructional
coaching, this book offers
* An in-depth guide to the Impact Cycle, ICG's research-based and
field-tested model for coaching teachers through issues that matter most
to them;
* Detailed guidance on how to create a "playbook" of instructional
strategies to share with collaborating teachers--and how to model those
strategies under different conditions;
* Practical advice on preparing for and engaging in substantive,
reflective, and teacher-centered coaching conversations;
* Best practices for gathering, analyzing, and responding to data for
improved teaching and learning; and
* Real-life anecdotes and testimonies from educators and coaches who
have reaped the benefits of the Impact Cycle in a diverse array of
schools.
In addition, each chapter of the book contains a learning map to help
orient you and a list of valuable additional resources to complement the
text. Whether you're new to coaching or well versed in the practice,
The Definitive Guide to Instructional Coaching will no doubt prove a
cornerstone of your coaching library for years to come.
